http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/08/events-deconstructing-a-mistake/ Classical Guitar Lessons, Interview, News, Tips & More Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/08/events-deconstructing-a-mistake/#comment-1213 Mike Saville Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:53:58 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2028#comment-1213 Just to follow up on the point about 90% of practice time being spent on mistakes. I couldn't agree more - 9 times wrong and 1 time right does not mean the problem is fixed. Others have referred to the 'magic number'. This means the number of times you need to play something correctly before you can consider it learnt. For my students I suggest this number be at least 20. For myself if I have a professional engagement it will be in the hundreds - I need to be convinced that it can't go wrong. Just to follow up on the point about 90% of practice time being spent on mistakes. I couldn’t agree more – 9 times wrong and 1 time right does not mean the problem is fixed. Others have referred to the ‘magic number’. This means the number of times you need to play something correctly before you can consider it learnt. For my students I suggest this number be at least 20. For myself if I have a professional engagement it will be in the hundreds – I need to be convinced that it can’t go wrong.

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